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Leah Holtom & Gathering Sparks @ Brampton Folk Club Friday, April 24, 2026 7:30pm St. Paul's United Church - Brampton, ON Join us for a fun evening as we welcome Spring with a special double bill featuring the popular duo Gathering Sparks and Brampton’s own Leah Holtom! Gathering Sparks is the graceful collision of Eve Goldberg and Jane Lewis - musical friends who blend tight harmonies, finely crafted songs, and a love of participatory singing to create an intimate and upli

Al Qahwa @ DROM Taberna Friday, April 24 2026 8:30 PM DROM Taberna - Toronto, ON Al Qahwa is excited to be returning to DROM with an exciting line up of musicians and tunes that are going to make you want to dance and groove to North African and Middle Eastern rhythms with some of the best improvisers in town - Maryem Tollar, Ernie Tollar, Demetri Petsalakis, Waleed Abdulhamid, Naghmeh Farahmand, Lauren Barnett, Jaash Singh and Omneya Tollar. Click here for more info

Minor Gold @ Haliburton County Folk Society w/ Devin Matthew Wilson Saturday, April 18, 2026 Doors 7:00PM | Show 7:30PM EDT Highland Hills United Church - Minden, ON The Haliburton County Folk Society is pleased to present Minor Gold. Minor Gold is an award-winning duo formed by Dan Parsons (AUS) and Tracy McNeil (CAN), blending sixth-sense harmonies with sun-dappled folk-rock. Their unique sound—rooted in timeless folk with rich, evocative harmonies—has captivated audience

Russell De Carle & Steve Briggs @ Acoustic Harvest w/ Jason LaPrade Saturday, April 18 2026 Doors 7:30PM | Show 8:00PM EDT Acoustic Harvest • 200 McIntosh Street • Scarborough, ON Tickets can be also purchased directly via E-transfer (no service fees!): acousticharvest@proton.me Following up on the unfortunate postponement of The Laws concert (due to health issues), we are pleased to announce that RUSSELL DE CARLE & STEVE BRIGGS will be gracing our Acoustic Harvest stage on

1000 Islands Song Festival: Preview Week Building toward the inaugural 1000 Islands Song Festival this September, we're giving you a sneak peek with PREVIEW WEEK, running April 15–19, 2026. Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026House Concert with Kristen Martell & Kevin Head Thursday, Apr 16, 2026 Live from the Mic Community Jam Saturday, Apr 18, 2026 Songwriters in the Round w/ Jim Bryson, Amanda Keeley, OK Naledi, Matt Bazinet Sunday, Apr 19, 2026 Songwriters Retreat & Collaborative Works

Imaginary Expedition: Winter Lullaby Release: April 10, 2026 on all streaming platforms (except Spotify). “Winter Lullaby” is an original song savouring the longest nights of the year, when a lost love returns in dreams, written and performed by Toronto indie folk duo Imaginary Expedition. This collaboration between Victoria Dobbs and Glyph Greenleaf comes as part of their two-song EP (or "double single") Winter Lullaby + The Ones Who Are Gone, which explores different wa

Isaac Baronikian: Homecoming Trying to outrun yourself, realizing the grass was green where you started. Final single from Isaac's upcoming album ‘For The Road’ (May 2026). Record release will kick off with band shows in Toronto and Ottawa in May. Saturday, May 9, 2026 Burdock Music Hall - Toronto, ON w/ lilydipper Friday, May 22, 2026 Red Bird - Ottawa, ON w/ Kaiday Drums: Peter Von Althen Mix: Nicholas Nagurka Master: Phillip Shaw Bova Click here for more info

Melisande @ Folk Night at the Registry Saturday May 2, 2026 8:00 PM The Registry Theatre - Kitchener, ON $27 Advanced / $30 Door Mélisande is a singer based in Beloeil (QC). After releasing four [électrotrad] albums since 2014, she released the album and concert Rembobine (Disques Passeport, April 5th, 2024) during an Australian tour. Her [électrotrad] show Flash de mémoire is also available for touring and she is preparing a new album of this crossover genre with special

HWY 61: Journey Of The Blues Presented by Scugog Council of the Arts Friday May 1, 2026 7:30pm Town Hall Theatre - Port Perry, ON Tickets: $40 This is the story of the migration of the Blues out of the deep south, north up the Highway 61 corridor to Chicago and beyond. A story in music. A story about music. A story of musicians. The Delta Blues was born on the flood plains of the Mississippi, played on porches, on street corners or in local ramshackle juke joints. And ther

Naghmeh @ Hotel Wolfe Island Saturday, Apr 11, 2026 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Hotel Wolfe Island - Wolfe Island, ON $20 at the door, or PWYC. Accompanied by Vincent Schneider on lead guitar, Naghmeh weaves seamless cultural connections with diverse audiences through the magic of folk music. If the Talking Heads and Alanis Morissette had a love child, and that kid grew up listening to Metallica in Iran, it would probably sound like Naghmeh. Click here for more info